Why Do States Grant Asylum? (original) (raw)

Recent legislation introduced by European states to limit access to asylum is an attempt to reinforce the State's control of admission to its territory However, while certain of these states have effectively ceased to permit immigration, none have indicated that asylum should cease to be granted. This paper examines the reasons why States continue to grant asylum and suggests that there are certain conditions which are necessary for granting asylum, in particular, that the benefits to the asylum granting State outweigh any costs.